Education in Midden-Limburg (Limburg (NL), Netherlands): official figures
In 2024, 29.0% of people aged 15 to 74 in Midden-Limburg had completed hbo or university, 18th lowest among the 40 COROP areas, up from 25.7% in 2019.
What is the education level in the Midden-Limburg region?
The share of people aged 15 to 74 in Midden-Limburg whose highest education was primary school, vmbo or mbo-1 was 28.3% in 2024, above the national figure of 25.9%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many students live in the Midden-Limburg region?
Students in hbo and university living in the Midden-Limburg COROP area numbered 24.0 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, below the national figure of 43.0.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many vocational students are there in the Midden-Limburg region?
There were 22.8 mbo (secondary vocational) students per 1,000 residents of Midden-Limburg in 2025, below the national figure of 25.9.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many secondary school pupils are there in the Midden-Limburg region?
Secondary-school pupils living in Midden-Limburg numbered 41.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 51.0 nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow far is the nearest primary school in the Midden-Limburg region?
The average resident of the Midden-Limburg COROP area lived 0.9 km by road from the nearest primary school in 2025, above the national figure of 0.8 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow far is the nearest secondary school in the Midden-Limburg region?
Residents of the Midden-Limburg COROP area lived on average 3.9 km by road from the nearest havo/vwo (pre-university track) secondary school in 2024, 18th longest among the 40 COROP areas and above the national figure of 3.4 km.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow Midden-Limburg compares with other COROP regions in the Netherlands
Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) (2024)
Midden-Limburg ranks 23 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 with higher education (hbo or university) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Noord-Overijssel | 29.6% |
| 21 | IJmond | 29.6% |
| 22 | Zuid-Limburg | 29.3% |
| 23 | Midden-Limburg | 29.0% |
| 24 | Twente | 28.7% |
| 25 | Achterhoek | 28.1% |
| 26 | Zaanstreek | 27.9% |
Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) (2024)
Midden-Limburg ranks 11 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents aged 15 to 74 whose highest level is primary, vmbo or mbo-1 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Zuidwest-Drenthe | 28.8% |
| 9 | Zuid-Limburg | 28.8% |
| 10 | Delfzijl en omgeving | 28.7% |
| 11 | Midden-Limburg | 28.3% |
| 12 | Kop van Noord-Holland | 28.2% |
| 13 | Overig Zeeland | 27.7% |
| 14 | Zaanstreek | 27.6% |
Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents (2025)
Midden-Limburg ranks 33 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Resident hbo and university students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Achterhoek | 25.0 |
| 31 | Zuidwest-Drenthe | 24.7 |
| 32 | Zuidwest-Gelderland | 24.6 |
| 33 | Midden-Limburg | 24.0 |
| 34 | Zuidwest-Friesland | 23.3 |
| 35 | Kop van Noord-Holland | 23.2 |
| 36 | Overig Zeeland | 22.7 |
Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) (2024)
Midden-Limburg ranks 18 of 40, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Average road distance to a havo/vwo secondary school (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Overig Groningen | 4.4 km |
| 16 | Noord-Limburg | 4.1 km |
| 17 | Twente | 4.0 km |
| 18 | Midden-Limburg | 3.9 km |
| 19 | Veluwe | 3.8 km |
| 20 | Flevoland | 3.8 km |
| 21 | West-Noord-Brabant | 3.7 km |
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Sources
- Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS): Regionale kerncijfers Nederland (table 70072ned): provinces, COROP areas and selected municipalities, 2014-2026, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d2b63aac3a26…)
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